Titanic Brewery has secured £1m in funding through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), securing the jobs of its 200 workers in the process.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has written an open letter to the food industry following concerns about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE).
As the coronavirus pandemic highlights the vulnerability of global supply chains, the UK is likely to see a policy change focusing on domestic food production, according to one specialist research firm.
The boss of Associated British Foods (ABF) has revealed that its food businesses had to produce 'more than ever before' during the weeks of panic-buying.
Premier Foods has delivered a “triple whammy” of positive results on the back of its latest update, according to Shore Capital head of research Clive Black.
Nestlé UK & Ireland has revealed it is working with two trade unions, GMB and Unite, on the issues around employee safety, working conditions and maintaining supply.
Responding to coronavirus’s impact, the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has urged retailers to share financial aid with their suppliers, as manufacturers increasingly rely on debt to weather the pandemic.
Coronavirus has moved foodservice wholesaler Bidfood to work with packaging company Smurfit Kappa to send food parcels containing products from brands including Nescafé, Heinz and Tilda to 1.5m vulnerable people.
Molson Coors Beverage Company, the owner of brands such as Carling and Coors, has scaled back its UK operations and rationalised its range to deal with the impact of the coronavirus.
